| Saltillo, Mexico / Mumbai, India "� October 31, 2007: Hexaware Technologies, a leading global provider of IT and BPO services based in India, inaugurated its second Development center in Saltillo, Mexico. The center was inaugurated in the presence of H.E. Mr. Rinzing Wangdi, the Indian Ambassador to Mexico. Other important dignitaries present were Mr. Homero Ramos Gloria, Secretary of Government for State of Coahuila, Mr. Jorge Alanis Canales, Secretary of Economic Development for State of Coahuila and Mr. Everardo Quezada Martin, Vice President of Saltillo Municipal Government. |
| Hexaware launched its operations in Saltillo, Mexico with the acquisition of FocusFrame in 2006. FocusFrame, a specialized testing services firm, has over 100 employees, located at the development center in Saltillo. Besides the centers in Mexico, Hexaware also has Global Delivery Centers in "� Mumbai, Chennai, Pune and Delhi in India and Bad Homburg in Germany. |
| "Our earlier experience with an established center in Mexico has given us the confidence to expand our operations in Saltillo. Hexaware has been successful in establishing Proximity centers which allow us to be more responsive to the client's requirements. With beneficial factors like proximity as well as the same time zone to North America, we believe that the Saltillo Center will give us the ability to serve the US and Canada market with greater efficiency. We are likely to hire about 1000 employees from Mexico in the next 3 years," said Mr. Atul Nishar, Founder and Chairman, Hexaware Technologies, at the inaugural address. |
| The Saltillo center will provide Software development, application and maintenance work. The facility also complies with crucial quality and security best practices including biometrics authentication for facility access. The facility is provided with state-of-the-art infrastructure to support large and key projects at Hexaware. |
| Hexaware also recruited fresh Mexican talent from campuses to cater to the growing Software services demand in Latin America. The first batch of employees was trained on various software skills for three months at HexaVarsity, Hexaware's in-house university in India. The local talent also provides an advantage of Spanish language. Hexaware currently globally employs more than 6700 professionals across it various global offices. |
| Mr. Barin Kulkarni has been appointed as the head of the new center. He was earlier heading the group engagement for one of Hexaware's largest customer. |
| Hexaware was positioned by Gartner Inc. in the niche quadrant for 'Magic Quadrant for ERP Service Providers, North America 2007' report as well as in the 'Magic Quadrant for North American Offshore Applications Services, 2007' report. |
| According to India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the premier organization that represents and sets the tone for public policy for the Indian software industry, Hexaware is the eleventh largest IT Software and Service exporter in India. |
| Hexaware also has the distinction of being among Top 20 India's best IT employers on Dataquest-IDC's Annual Best Employer Survey. |
| About Hexaware |
| Hexaware is a leading global provider of IT and BPO services. The Company has achieved leadership position in domains such as Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Transportation, Logistics and HR-IT solutions. Hexaware focuses on delivering business results leveraging technology solutions and specializes in Business Intelligence & Analytics, Enterprise Applications, Independent Testing and Legacy Modernization. Hexaware has been providing technology solutions for business for 17 years and offers world class service delivery, technology leadership and skilled human capital. For additional information logon to www.hexaware.com |
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